Improvement in harvester-rases



o. 0. STORLE. HARVESTER RAKE.

No. 105,139. Patented July 5, 1870.

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Letters Paten: No. 105,139, ma .my 5, 1870.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, om o. sToRLE, of Nei-n1- Cape, in the county of. Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new,and useful Improvement in Harvester-Rakes; and I. do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to accompanying drawing forming part of specification, in which- Figure l is a view of my rake just-starting to rakel a gavel;

Figure 2, a view of same just as it has crossed the platform with agave! and Figure 3, a view of same just as it ,delivers the gavel from the back of the platform.

Similar letters of reference in each of the figures indicate corresponding parts.

'Ihc object of my invention is to provide a rake that will rake the gavel from the platform, and gather it into a close mass for binding.

A is the platform.

B is a raised portion of same, to which the rake and .compressing-rod are attached.

C, the rake.

D, the compressor bent over 'the rake-arm, to prevent the grain from falling between the compressor and the-rake-arm. s

E, the rods, which operate the compressor.

F, the joint of the compressor-rod attached to the Arake-handle.

G, joint of the compressor where the rod which op' crates it is attached to it.v

H, pivot on the rake passing through the platform and attached to the chain, not shown, which 'gives the rake motion.

I, groove in the platform through which pivot H works'.

K, side of platform, against which the rakecarries the grain.

Operation.

The rake., being in the position, plate 1', the team is started, the rake moves up to the tnrn in the front end of the platform where the grain is cnt, shoves the grain across the platform, pushing it against the sideof the platform K, as -showng. 2, pushing 1t along said elevated side, the compressor being thrown out and compressing it. till it arrives at the position as shown, fig. 3, when the grain `is dropped ou the ground in a compacted bundle, 'and the rake moves on again to take another gavel. i What I claim as m'y invention and desire to secure Rake C, compressor D, rods E, joints F and G, all in combination, substantially as described.:

OLE Q STORLE.

Witnesses:

J. B. SMITn, W. M. IIoMon. 

